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1. What is the meaning of the word “Yoga”?

A) Harmony
B) Exercise
C) Union
D) Union
2. What is the main focus of Hatha Yoga?
A) Physical postures
B) Meditation
C) Breath control
D) Physical postures
3. In which ancient text are the Yoga Sutras compiled?
A) Rigveda
B) Bhagavad Gita
C) Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
D) Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
4. What is the purpose of Pranayama in yoga?
A) Body warm-up
B) Breathing control
C) Physical relaxation
5. B) Breathing control
6. Which of the following is not one of the eight limbs of yoga?
A) Asana
B) Niyama
C) Mudra
D) Mudra
7. What is the warrior pose called in Sanskrit?
A) Virabhadrasana
B) Adho Mukha Svanasana
C) Trikonasana

D) Virabhadrasana
8. How many vinyasas are there in a traditional Sun Salutation?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 18
B) 12
9. What does Yama mean in the context of yoga philosophy?
A) Moral observances
B) Meditation
C) Movement
D) Moral observances
10. Which of the following is not a branch of yoga?
A) Kundalini
B) Raja
C) Ayurveda
D) Ayurveda
11. What is the translation of Savasana in English?
A) Downward-Facing Dog
B) Corpse Pose
C) Tree Pose
B) Corpse Pose
12. Which pose represents the animal Cobra in yoga?
A) Bhujangasana
B) Tadasana
C) Vrikshasana
D) Bhujangasana
13. What is the goal of Raja Yoga?
A) Physical strength
B) Self-realization
C) Flexibility

B) Self-realization
14. What is the name of the goddess who resides at the base of the spine in Kundalini Yoga?
A) Saraswati
B) Durga
C) Kundalini Shakti

D) Kundalini Shakti
15. What is the name of the yoga performed in a heated room?
A) Ashtanga Yoga
B) Bikram Yoga
C) Vinyasa Yoga

B) Bikram Yoga
16. What are the spiritual hand gestures used in meditation called?
A) Mudras
B) Niyamas
C) Chakras
D) Mudras
17. Which of the following is a core principle in the practice of yoga?
A) Nonviolence
B) Competition
C) Physical appearance
D) Nonviolence
18. What is the name of the final resting pose in most yoga classes?
A) Balasana
B) Savasana
C) Sukhasana
B) Savasana
19. Which branch of yoga focuses primarily on physical asanas?
A) Hatha Yoga
B) Jnana Yoga
C) Bhakti Yoga
D) Hatha Yoga
20. What is the yoga practice that primarily focuses on spiritual devotion and activities?
A) Bhakti Yoga
B) Karma Yoga
C) Jnana Yoga
D) Bhakti Yoga
21. What is the Sanskrit term for the full yogic breath?
A) Ujjayi
B) Anuloma Viloma
C) Dirgha
D) Dirgha
22. What is the Sanskrit name for the Tree Pose?
A) Vrikshasana
B) Tadasana
C) Garudasana
D) Vrikshasana
23. How many chakras are there in the traditional yogic system?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 8
24. Which yoga posture is known to improve digestion and stimulate the abdominal organs?
A) Pavanamuktasana
B) Setu Bandhasana
C) Ustrasana
D) Pavanamuktasana
25. Which of the following is classified as a seated forward bend pose?
A) Paschimottanasana
B) Janu Sirsasana
C) Both A and B
D) Both A and B
26. What is the Sanskrit term for the practice of conscious breathing exercises?
A) Pratyahara
B) Pranayama
C) Dharana
27. What is the primary focus of Yin Yoga?
A) Building strength
B) Deep stretching and relaxation
C) Flowing movement
28. Which style of yoga involves continuous movement synchronized with breath?
A) Iyengar Yoga
B) Vinyasa Yoga
C) Restorative Yoga
29. In which yoga pose are the hands placed together at the heart center?
A) Tadasana
B) Anjali Mudra
C) Both A and B
D) Both A and B
30. What is the ancient yogic practice of cleansing the nasal passages using saltwater called?
A) Jala neti
B) Surya Namaskar
C) Nadi Shodhana
31. Which yoga pose is known for helping to relieve lower back pain?
A) Adho Mukha Svanasana
B) Trikonasana
C) Balasana
32. Which type of yoga incorporates the use of props to help with proper alignment?
A) Iyengar Yoga
B) Ashtanga Yoga
C) Kundalini Yoga
33. Which of the following poses is considered an inversion in yoga?
A) Adho Mukha Svanasana
B) Sarvangasana
C) Virabhadrasana II
34. Which yoga pose is considered as the King of all poses?
A) Sirsasana (Headstand)
B) Savasana (Corpse Pose)
C) Padmasana (Lotus Pose)
35. Raja Yoga is the yoga of controlling our
A. Sense Organs
B. Organs of Action
C. Mind
36. The word “Nadi” is derived from the word “Nad” which means
A. To flow
B. To blow
C. To Run
D. To carry
37. How many personalities are accepted by Yoga
A)Five
B)Four
C)Two D)Three
38. Kriya Yoga means
A) devotion
B) Yoga of action
C) god worship
D) pleasure
39. Vipraryaya means
A) Misconception
B)conception
C)perception
D)cognition
40. is the seat of knowledge according to yoga?
A)manas
B)soul
C) purusha
D)prakritik
41. the seat of knowledge according to yoga is?
A)prakriti
B) purusha
B)body
D)brain

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